The "train the memory " is a nationwide project of German citizens' initiatives, especially reminiscent of the deportation and murder of children and young people in concentration camps during the Nazi era. Since 2007, the train, which contains an exhibition of his cars including victim biographies, photographs and contemporary documents, through Germany and Poland, so the memory can be concrete and practical.
From 10 to 12 March next year, the train, a historic steam engine with several cars, in which the forces in charge of educational exhibition will be shown to make in Mönchengladbach station before he drives in the region further breakpoints. Mayor Norbert Bude and Regional Dean Ulrich Clancett who have argued for the maintenance of the train in Mönchengladbach, are pleased that already a number of organizations of the Alliance Mönchengladbach - train of memory are joined to lift the project. In addition to the city, the Theo-Hespers Foundation include the Society for Christian-Jewish Cooperation, as well as churches, parties and other institutions. is organized
the project from the Regional Office of the Deans for the regions Mönchengladbach and Heinsberg at the 22nd Street Bettrather The train of memories, will be open daily to the three days from 8 to 20 clock should, in particular groups of students for practical teaching of history to Available. On the Web www.zug-the-memories-in-diocese-aachen.de may be made immediately from schools and other groups to visit the exhibition. An important aspect is the so-called search for clues, search for the student and youth groups in the run-up to the issue and their results later in the train and in an exhibition to show.
The "train of memory" consists of several cars, in which the history of European deportations is retold in an exemplary biographies. Whether from Scandinavia or from southern Greece: Over thousands of miles abducted, the SS, the Reich Transport Ministry and the German State Railway over a million children and young people. The photos of the victim and her last letters she threw out the state railway wagons, represent the plight of the millions who were murdered in the concentration and extermination camps.
children like Helen Roeg, at 1 April 1937 in Oden was born, and was only six years old. Together with parents and older sister Adele Selma emigrated in 1938 from the girl Mönchengladbach in the Netherlands, which it does not protect from persecution. Both children were on 8 June 1943 deported to German death camp Sobibor in southeastern Poland and later murdered along with her mother three days. The father of the girl, the one after his arrest in March 1943 deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp had been liberated there in January 1945 by Russian soldiers.
The Theo-Hespers Foundation eV this will also prepare an event which I will announce in due time of course, the "relevant" way. A good overview of this important project can be found on the website Diocese of Aachen.
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